Federica Fermani

Food and water uptake are regulated by distinct central amygdala circuits revealed using intersectional genetics

The paper identifies distinct central amygdala circuits regulating food and water uptake using intersectional genetics and in vivo calcium imaging.

Molecular and neural mechanisms of behavioural integration in the extended-amygdala

The paper identifies neural ensembles in the extended amygdala of mice that encode diverse behaviours across contexts and links these ensembles to gene expression profiles associated with psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.

Transcriptomics reveals amygdala neuron regulation by fasting and ghrelin thereby promoting feeding

The paper identifies CeA neuron clusters and shows that ghrelin and fasting activate appetitive neurons involved in feeding behavior.

Encoding of environmental cues in central amygdala neurons during foraging

The paper identifies two CeA neuron populations that assign motivational properties to environmental cues and encode memory of goal location, with CeAPKC{delta} neurons specifically required for learning contextual food cues.

Tripartite extended amygdala - basal ganglia CRH circuit drives arousal and avoidance behaviour

The paper identifies a novel tripartite CRH circuit connecting extended amygdala and basal ganglia that drives arousal and avoidance behaviour through CRH receptor 1 in the substantia nigra.